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"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 33, December 31, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael and Mitch discuss their top 10 albums of 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1_zrDpafg Michael's Top 10: 1. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee 2. Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth 3. ZZ Top - La Futura 4. Outlaws - It's About Pride 5. Gun - Break The Silence 6. Little Caesar - American Dream 7. Halestorm - The Strange Case of… 8. Luke Dowler - Polarized 9. Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day 10. KISS - Monster - iTunes bonus track release Honorable Mentions: 1. Prince - Rock N Roll Love Affair, single 2. Great White - Elation (remix) 3. Asia - XXX 4. Valerie - Valerie 5. Matt Jaffe, unsigned demo 6. Kenny Chesney - Welcome to the Fishbowl 7. Aerosmith - Music From Another Dimension 8. Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late Mitch's Top 10: 1. Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth 2. KISS - Monster 3. Aerosmith - Music From Another Dimension 4. Accept - Stalingrad 5. Little Caesar - American Dream 6. L A Guns - Hollywood Forever 7. Great White - Elation (George Tutko Remix) 8. Kill Hill Devil - S/T 9. Dokken - Broken Bones 10. Geoff Tate - KIngs & Thieves Best re-issue: 1. Cheap Trick - Epic box set 2. DIO - Deluxe Editions (Holy Diver, Last In Line, Sacred Heart) 3. Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance (30th Anniversary) 4. KISS - Destroyer (Resurrected) Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon, rock journalist. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 32, December 24, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael and Mitch are joined by Geoff Tate - Singer, songwriter, producer, Insania wine vintner, founding member of Queensryche.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B1fNXJHKiY Geoff discusses the music that influenced him, his first albums, his wine, touring with KISS and what is happening with Chris DeGarmo. Visit Geoff Tate official website. Visit Queensryche official website. Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 31, December 17, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael and Mitch are joined by Sass Jordan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhy8QmXOJEw Visit Sass Jordan official website. Visit Something Unto Nothing official website. Sass discusses her musical history, her first albums. She also talks about recently meeting former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee and recording with him. Sass also talks about the band Something Unto Nothing which also includes Brian Tichy. Juno Award-winning artist Sass Jordan has made a living singing, performing, writing and recording music internationally for the past thirty years. She is an internationally recognized singer/songwriter who has sold over one million CDs worldwide. Winner of Billboard's Best Female Rock Vocalist award, the bilingual Montrealer has toured and/or worked with many music heavyweights, including Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Carlos Santana and Joe Cocker. In 1992, Jordan performed a duet with Joe Cocker for the soundtrack of the motion picture The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, which sold more than 27 million copies worldwide. Her songs have been featured on numerous television shows, including Melrose Place, Party Of Five, Baywatch and Knightrider. Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 30, December 10, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael and Mitch are joined by Mark Kendall and Terry Ilous from Great White. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fel-qcePE4 Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 29, December 6, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In part two of a two part discussion Michael and Mitch are joined by special guest Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Ron is the guitarist in Guns 'N Roses. Ron talks about so much stuff in this two part interview. The Guns 'N Rose recent residency in Las Vegas. His soon to be released line of hot sauces, the first albums he ever bought, his thoughts on KISS Music from the Elder and much more. But even more exciting is all of the bits n pieces of music Ron plays for us... Guns 'N Roses, KISS, Cheap Trick, Styx, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Rush and the entire debut album from Boston. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLDtAjozApk Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 28, December 3, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In part one of a two part discussion Michael and Mitch are joined by special guest Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Ron is the guitarist in Guns 'N Roses. Ron talks about so much stuff in this two part interview. The Guns 'N Rose recent residency in Las Vegas. His soon to be released line of hot sauces, the first albums he ever bought, his thoughts on KISS Music from the Elder and much more. But even more exciting is all of the bits n pieces of music Ron plays for us... Guns 'N Roses, KISS, Cheap Trick, Styx, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Rush and the entire debut album from Boston. Part two of this interview will be posted on Thursday, December 6th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYDYvjdHMg0 Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 27, November 26, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael and Mitch discuss what music we are listening to; Aerosmith, Suzi Quatro, Jimi Jamison, Cheap Trick, Metallica. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfwZS0DIDmw Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 26, November 20, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Michael and Mitch discuss bands we used to hate, but now find that we love. We discuss acts such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Aerosmith and KISS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYv4tGun3s Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 25, November 12, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. This week Michael and Mitch are joined by Erik Turner of Warrant. We discuss politics in music and bands that branch out beyond music to release non-musical products. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXxVePUvsxM Visit Erik Turner at: www.WarrantRocks.com and www.facebook.com/ErikTurnerWines Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 24, November 5, 2012, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. This week Michael and Mitch are joined by former Plasmatics member Jean Beauvoir who discusses the challenges of being known for multiple styles of music. Jean Beauvoir discusses his musical history, prior to joining The Plasmatics, and post The Plasmatics with Little Steven, Voodoo X, Crown of Thorns. He talks about his involvement with KISS; Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Jean ends the podcast with the real treat, a acoustic performance of A Lover Like You by his band Voodoo X. This song was co-written with Paul Stanley. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL6Lz6CRPUk Visit Jean Beauvoir at: www.JeanBeauvoir.com, www.CrownOfThorns.com, Facebook and please take a moment to check out his campaign running on PledgeMusic. Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Co-host Mitch Lafon is recovering from some recent surgery so I thought it would be a great time to revisit a earlier episode of Dropping The Needle. Lets go back to episode 4 originally posted on May 7, 2012. This episode we discuss the experience of listening to music, how it has changed and the fidelity of music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODWkth6_Wa4 Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 23 of the podcast Dropping The Needle, October 22, 2012. In this episode we put on our KISS geek hats and we talk "Monster". In this episode Michael Brandvold and Mitch Lafon geek out on KISS and talk about the new KISS album "Monster". Not so much a song by song review of the album, but a discussion of our feelings. Do we like that album? Yes, but listen for some great discussion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1CwMbgEpWs Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Listen to Dropping The Needle on Stitcher Radio. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 22 of the podcast Dropping The Needle, October 15, 2012. In this episode we discuss the value and importance (or lack of importance) of music reviews. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIlvehUKbsk Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 21 of the podcast Dropping The Needle, October 8, 2012. In this episode we are joined by a very special guest, Don Dokken from the band Dokken. Don talks about the brand new Dokken album Broken Bones. He shares stories from the road. He talks about what he plans to record now that this is the last Dokken album. He shares with us for the very first time anywhere a track he is working on with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker. Don talks about working with Elektra Records in the 1980s... and much more! Visit Dokken at www.Dokken.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzC5lBh3yV4 Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Follow Dropping the Needle on Facebook. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).

"If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it." Welcome to episode 20 of the podcast Dropping The Needle, October 1, 2012. This episode Concerts by Accept & New Releases by The Outlaws and Bryan Adams. This episode we discuss some new music we've been listening to; The Outlaws "It's About Pride" and the new Bryan Adams remaster releases from Japan. We also talk about live concerts; recently seeing Accept and a upcoming show by The Outlaws. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37rBjiGFSI0 Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. Tune in to the next episode of Dropping The Needle to see what artists we drop the needle on. Subscribe to Dropping The Needle in iTunes. Follow Michael on Twitter at @michaelsb Follow Mitch on Twitter at @mitchlafon Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael's skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com's multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few. Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists  who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).